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so, and there have been, you know, texas presidents, texas senators. i think the first two-lineú poem i wrote in the nation because i realized when i was offered $100 a poem, which i didn't think was very much until i realized that poets in the united states are basically paid by the line and the highest payer then was the new yorker at $10 a line. >> so that's not bad actually. >> well, if you write a two-line poem you're the highest paid poet... >> that's it. >> ...in the country. >> yeah. >> and so i would do that when i wanted to get that buzz you get from working at the absolute top dollar. [laughter] and, and i think the first one was when lloyd bentssn of texas was appointed secretary of the treasury and i wrote a poem called a short history of lloyd bentsen's relations with special interest groups, which was the man is known for pro quo quidness. in texas, that's how folks do bidness. [laughter] >> i kind of knew bidness was coming actually. [laughter] >> $50 a line. >> $50 a line is not bad. >> no, no. >> that's pretty gooo. >> and, you know,
so, and there have been, you know, texas presidents, texas senators. i think the first two-lineú poem i wrote in the nation because i realized when i was offered $100 a poem, which i didn't think was very much until i realized that poets in the united states are basically paid by the line and the highest payer then was the new yorker at $10 a line. >> so that's not bad actually. >> well, if you write a two-line poem you're the highest paid poet... >> that's it. >> ...in...
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texas lt. gov. dan patrick said the attack may have been enabled by texas schools having too many entrances and exits, not enough security and blamed it on abortion. have devalued life, whether it is through abortion, whether it is the breakup of families, through violent movies and particularly violent video games. amy: we will host a round table discussion with the texas observer's kolten parker and texas gun sense's ed scruggs, along with the intercept's murtaza hussain on the pakistani exchange student who was among the dead and the first funeral. we will also talk to soraya chemaly of women's media center speech project about how the high school shooter may have targeted a student who had pursuedd aggressively for months. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in santa fe, texas, funerals have begun for the victims of friday's school shooting massacre at santa fe high school, where eight students and two teachers wer
texas lt. gov. dan patrick said the attack may have been enabled by texas schools having too many entrances and exits, not enough security and blamed it on abortion. have devalued life, whether it is through abortion, whether it is the breakup of families, through violent movies and particularly violent video games. amy: we will host a round table discussion with the texas observer's kolten parker and texas gun sense's ed scruggs, along with the intercept's murtaza hussain on the pakistani...
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♪ well, it's flooding down in texas. ♪ ♪ all the telephone lines are down ♪ ♪ >> texas floods by larry davis. i'm amy goodman with nino niederreiter. nermeen: the united nations is under fire for the sexual exploitation of children in 2013 and 2014. the guardian obtained a leaked report that says french soldiers raped and sodomized starving and homeless young boys. even after the exploitation was brought to the attention of senior un officials the un never report today to french authorities, nor did it do anything to immediately stop the abuse. so far, the only person to be punished is a un aid worker anders kompass who stepped outside official channels to alert french authorities to the sexual exploitation occurring. kompass has since been accused of leaking the confidential report in breach of u.n. protocols and now faces dismissal. the guardian obtained the leaked report from paula donovan who will join us shortly. she and other activists have just launched a new campaign called code blue which seeks to hold the united nations accountable for sexual misconduct. earlier this month th
♪ well, it's flooding down in texas. ♪ ♪ all the telephone lines are down ♪ ♪ >> texas floods by larry davis. i'm amy goodman with nino niederreiter. nermeen: the united nations is under fire for the sexual exploitation of children in 2013 and 2014. the guardian obtained a leaked report that says french soldiers raped and sodomized starving and homeless young boys. even after the exploitation was brought to the attention of senior un officials the un never report today to french...
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xth opinion,t si the state of texas double down with this texas leesville. the state of texas is 40% latino. the people who are going to be asked for the papers are going to be latinos, for the most part. it is going to be people who are not english speakers, people who look differently, people who are more brown. bill wasty is, this sold on a pack of it was designed to conflate criminality with immigrants, even though immigrants commit a crime at a lower rate than even the nativeborn. and at a time, candidly, and this is contrary to what the governor said in the last clip, that immigration is at its lowest level since the 1970's. but in a political move, the governor, true to his record, has decided to conflate criminality, immigration, to score political points. and it is offensive for him to do it on some of our most vulnerable populations. juan: what about this issue of the police chiefs that have come out opposed to the bill? on monday, the san antonio police chief william mcmanus addressed some of his concerns about the legislation. >> my concern over
xth opinion,t si the state of texas double down with this texas leesville. the state of texas is 40% latino. the people who are going to be asked for the papers are going to be latinos, for the most part. it is going to be people who are not english speakers, people who look differently, people who are more brown. bill wasty is, this sold on a pack of it was designed to conflate criminality with immigrants, even though immigrants commit a crime at a lower rate than even the nativeborn. and at a...
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required by the new texas law. and because the supreme court has said that the election can proceed, even though a federal court has found that that photo i.d. law discriminates against black and latino voters. >> yes, the judge in texas ruled that it was unconstitutional. and yet last saturday the supreme court said, "let the election go forward." what was their rationale? >> i think the rationale, the most charitable rationale we can give to the supreme court's decision is that it's consistent with other decisions they've made in which, essentially, their view is if it's very close to the election -- and certainly this was close to the election -- early voting started this week. -- that they shouldn't disturb the status quo, that you don't change the processes of election so close to an actual election, and -- >> and what's your objection to that? >> we have a federal judge who found that this photo i.d. law was created to intentionally discriminate against black and latino voters, in violation of the united stat
required by the new texas law. and because the supreme court has said that the election can proceed, even though a federal court has found that that photo i.d. law discriminates against black and latino voters. >> yes, the judge in texas ruled that it was unconstitutional. and yet last saturday the supreme court said, "let the election go forward." what was their rationale? >> i think the rationale, the most charitable rationale we can give to the supreme court's decision...
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(audience laughter) but it's not just texas. so one of the things that we're doing is engaging folks who are already doing interesting work in the online space, how can we create safe, secure, smart systems for people to be able to vote much easier online. and what are the technologies to help people get aware of what they're voting about, who they're voting for. that's again, an issue where you don't want the federal government engineering all that. but what we can do is to have the incredible talent that's represented in this auditorium really spend time thinking about that and getting to work on it. - but governments, mr. president, governments need to play a role in that they have to pass legislation that enables some of these things. so in texas, again the state with terrible voter turnout over time, we broke records on primary day, but we still had the 2nd worst voting age participation of any state that's voted so far. we can't get out of our own way. you need in texas legislation that enables this. we won't even allow pe
(audience laughter) but it's not just texas. so one of the things that we're doing is engaging folks who are already doing interesting work in the online space, how can we create safe, secure, smart systems for people to be able to vote much easier online. and what are the technologies to help people get aware of what they're voting about, who they're voting for. that's again, an issue where you don't want the federal government engineering all that. but what we can do is to have the incredible...
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texas state representative donna howard, who is also a nurse, spoke out against the measure on the texas house floor. >> i want you to know that my daughter was retraumatized -- she was already devastated by the miscarriage, and then had to be retraumatized by this coercion of how the provider chose -- not how my daughter chose -- but how the provider chose to dispose of the fetal remains. amy: in january, u.s. district judge david alan ezra temporarily halted the fetal remains law, but texas attorney general ken paxton has vowed to continue fighting for it. meanwhile in indiana, the u.s. seventh circuit court of appeals struck down a similar fetal burial rule signed into law by then governor, now vice president, mike pence. for more, we go to austin, texas, where we're joined by the woman who is the daughter who representative howard just referred to in her speech opposing a law requiring fetal burial.
texas state representative donna howard, who is also a nurse, spoke out against the measure on the texas house floor. >> i want you to know that my daughter was retraumatized -- she was already devastated by the miscarriage, and then had to be retraumatized by this coercion of how the provider chose -- not how my daughter chose -- but how the provider chose to dispose of the fetal remains. amy: in january, u.s. district judge david alan ezra temporarily halted the fetal remains law, but...
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as we turn now to a story that is taking place in texas. execution to a texas that has attracted international attention because the man is set to die is believed to be mentally ill. scott panetti was convicted of killing his wife's parents in 1992, more than a decade after he was first diagnosed with schizophrenia. his mental health history until that point included hallucinations that prompted his dismissal from the navy, and 14 hospitalizations for schizophrenia and depression, often under a court order. his previous wife divorced him after he buried their furniture because it was possesed by the devil and also nailed his curtains shut. panetti's murder trial drew headlines when he was allowed to represent himself after dismissing his court appointed attorney. he dressed as a cowboy in a purple suit and a hat, and the witnesses he tried to subpoena in his defense included john f. kennedy, the pope, and jesus christ. at one point, he assumed his alternate personality of "sarge" and testified in the third person about how carried out the m
as we turn now to a story that is taking place in texas. execution to a texas that has attracted international attention because the man is set to die is believed to be mentally ill. scott panetti was convicted of killing his wife's parents in 1992, more than a decade after he was first diagnosed with schizophrenia. his mental health history until that point included hallucinations that prompted his dismissal from the navy, and 14 hospitalizations for schizophrenia and depression, often under a...
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>> today's decision marks a turnaround for texas and our country. a win does not mean the struggle is over. first, clinics don't reopen overnight. we have a daunting task ahead of us. the most significant abortion ruling in a generation, the supreme court has struck down sweeping anti-choice restrictions in texas in a major victory for the reproductive rights movement. we will speak with the lead plaintiff in the case, amy hagstrom miller, founder and ceo of whole women's health in texas. delivers a williams powerful address on racism at the bdt awards. -- bet awards. >> we have been floating this country on credit for hundreds of years, yo. extracting a coulter, i've dollars, our entertainment like oil -- black gold. amy: finally, climate chaos. record, we year on go to west virginia, where historic floods have killed at least 23 people. to california, deadly wildfires rage. all that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in the most significant victory for abortion rights in a ge
>> today's decision marks a turnaround for texas and our country. a win does not mean the struggle is over. first, clinics don't reopen overnight. we have a daunting task ahead of us. the most significant abortion ruling in a generation, the supreme court has struck down sweeping anti-choice restrictions in texas in a major victory for the reproductive rights movement. we will speak with the lead plaintiff in the case, amy hagstrom miller, founder and ceo of whole women's health in texas....
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also by hillco partners, a texas government affairs consultancy. and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation. and viewers like you. thank you. >>> i'm evan smith. he's the best selling author of acaimed bos about quanah, parker and stonewall jackson rmer, a finalist for the pulitzer prize, both finalists for the national book critics circle. he's s.c. gwynne, this is "overheard." [applause]. >> actually, there are not two sides to every issue. >> so i guess we can't fire him now. >> i guess we can't fire him now. the night that i win the emmy. >> being on the supreme court was an improbable dream. >> it's hard work and it's controversial. >> without information, there is no freedom. and it's journalists who provide that information. >> window rolls down and this guy says, hey, he goes to 11:00. [laughter]. >> sam gwynne, welcome. >> it's nice to be here. >> nice to see you, old pal. good to have you. >> it is nice. >> congratulations. >> back together again. >> it is indeed. >> for the first time on any american stage. >> indeed. it's like the bea
also by hillco partners, a texas government affairs consultancy. and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation. and viewers like you. thank you. >>> i'm evan smith. he's the best selling author of acaimed bos about quanah, parker and stonewall jackson rmer, a finalist for the pulitzer prize, both finalists for the national book critics circle. he's s.c. gwynne, this is "overheard." [applause]. >> actually, there are not two sides to every issue. >> so i guess we...
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my father was the first black postal clerk in austin, texas. - [evan] in austin, texas? - not a letter carrier. we make that distinction. - but a postal worker. - postal worker, because whites wouldn't even deliver mail into east austin. we had black and hispanic letter carriers, but he was the first to work inside. - and they were very conscious of their obligation in passing on to your and your siblings the importance of all this stuff. i want to come back to race in a little bit, but i want to go into the administration and your work. you've done something. it's a small club that you belong to, people who've served at that level, at the cabinet level of the administration. what was it like? because most of us are never going to know. we only see it from the outside of the glass. - it was humbling beyond anything i could have imagined. i was really flattered and stunned, to some degree, when i got the call and was asked to serve. - you had known the president. - i met the president when i ran for the senate in 2002. - you'd known him. - but we bonded, ironically - he c
my father was the first black postal clerk in austin, texas. - [evan] in austin, texas? - not a letter carrier. we make that distinction. - but a postal worker. - postal worker, because whites wouldn't even deliver mail into east austin. we had black and hispanic letter carriers, but he was the first to work inside. - and they were very conscious of their obligation in passing on to your and your siblings the importance of all this stuff. i want to come back to race in a little bit, but i want...
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>> kelcy warren is a native of east texas and he studied civil engineering at the university of texas at arlington and went to work in the gas industry. his father, interestingly enough, had been a field hand for the sun pipeline, which kelcy warren's company owns. he worked his way up through the industry. in 1995, he cofounded energy transfer with ray davis, who you might know as the owner of the texas rangers baseball team. it was in 2007 that worn became the co-ceo and chairman of the company. nermeen: can you tell us a little bit about this company he cofounded in 1995, energy transfer partners? >> yes, as you mentioned in the introduction, he has been called one of america's new shale tycoons but it is important to know his company is not actually drilling for the oil, but rather moving the oil around. they currently own 71,000 miles of pipelines in the united states. nermeen: can you explain what that means, moving oil around? >> once we get the oil out of the ground, it becomes important to get it to where it needs to go. the pipeline is the way that kelcy warren has made his
>> kelcy warren is a native of east texas and he studied civil engineering at the university of texas at arlington and went to work in the gas industry. his father, interestingly enough, had been a field hand for the sun pipeline, which kelcy warren's company owns. he worked his way up through the industry. in 1995, he cofounded energy transfer with ray davis, who you might know as the owner of the texas rangers baseball team. it was in 2007 that worn became the co-ceo and chairman of the...
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oft is the iconic bayou houston, texas. it crosses from the west side of houston to the east side of houston. and then becomes the houston ship channel as it empties out into galveston bay in the gulf of mexico. but we have seen already extensive flooding along the bayou on the west side. and my concern -- where i live on the eastside, because of the many, many federal chemical facilities, storage tanks, and other hazardous sites that line that same bayou for 30 or 40 miles. renee: thank you for joining us from houston. you, i was ask news director there for many years, endearing hurricane katrina and rita. i know you been documenting for a long time the pollution that comes from these refineries in normal circumstances. you get a toxic tour of some of these refineries. now you have been shooting video of some of the releases they may have been making since the storm began on friday. you shot footage that showed some of this release on friday. maybe you can describe what you shot and what you're seeing. ishere a smell in th
oft is the iconic bayou houston, texas. it crosses from the west side of houston to the east side of houston. and then becomes the houston ship channel as it empties out into galveston bay in the gulf of mexico. but we have seen already extensive flooding along the bayou on the west side. and my concern -- where i live on the eastside, because of the many, many federal chemical facilities, storage tanks, and other hazardous sites that line that same bayou for 30 or 40 miles. renee: thank you...
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in the state of texas, they have responded -- the state of texas has responded by tengion to go through an emergency process to license these facilities, even of these facilities have an open for more than a year and it doesn't appear this is in response to any sort of childcare issue. so we have joined other advocates around the country, 140 organizations, and social workers and legal professionals in writing a letter to the texas department of -- family and protective services saying that this is, you know, not in the best interest of children. we have also filed suit with the state of texas saying that there was no reason for them to issue we havey licenses, and actually won a temporary restraining order and will be in fort again next week to -- the next step in that process. essentially, we're arguing that groups like ours another child welfare organizations should have the ability to weigh in on this process, and that the know, this is happening to appease corrections corporation of america and the geo group -- amy: these private prison corporations. >> yes, they're tending to lice
in the state of texas, they have responded -- the state of texas has responded by tengion to go through an emergency process to license these facilities, even of these facilities have an open for more than a year and it doesn't appear this is in response to any sort of childcare issue. so we have joined other advocates around the country, 140 organizations, and social workers and legal professionals in writing a letter to the texas department of -- family and protective services saying that...
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writer for the texas observer. mike, give us the highlights. >> as you mentioned, the democrats have reason to be enthusiastic after yesterday's primary. early vote totals showed a pretty big surge in democrats coming out to vote in that party's primary. amy: something like one million democrats and 1.5 million republicans? >> right. election day totals were a than democratsr were hoping for, but we're still 2014,ecord turnout over think in particular, something like double at least the amount of primary voters in the democratic primary we are saying. this is still a red state. this is still texas, after all. , bike seeing that growth sure numbers standpoint, not as much growth on the republican side, but they are still something like one point finally republican primary voters in texas. -- 1.5 million republican primary voters in texas. it is kind of an indicator how enthusiasm democrats have going into the general election. that could be for a number of reasons. that could be because texas is changing. texas in t
writer for the texas observer. mike, give us the highlights. >> as you mentioned, the democrats have reason to be enthusiastic after yesterday's primary. early vote totals showed a pretty big surge in democrats coming out to vote in that party's primary. amy: something like one million democrats and 1.5 million republicans? >> right. election day totals were a than democratsr were hoping for, but we're still 2014,ecord turnout over think in particular, something like double at least...
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i know my experiences in the texas senate was very much like this. i would watch different colleagues who would grab hold of something that was really important to them, and it would become their cause, and they would bring us along with them on that issue because they were fighting so strongly for it. so, yes, we would be a yes vote with them, but it might not have ever been something that came to the table if that person hadn't brought it. that's what i see about hillary. we've had friends in the white house on issues of gender equality. we've had friends in congress on issues of gender equality. but we've had very few people who bring with them in their gut and in their core, the fight on these issues that i know she will bring because i've been watching her do for 30 plus years. - so how do you persuade women, or young women particularly, since that's the target of the deeds not words effort, that they should be with her. you know there are, at least according to polling, and there seems to be the general acceptance of this, that a lot of young w
i know my experiences in the texas senate was very much like this. i would watch different colleagues who would grab hold of something that was really important to them, and it would become their cause, and they would bring us along with them on that issue because they were fighting so strongly for it. so, yes, we would be a yes vote with them, but it might not have ever been something that came to the table if that person hadn't brought it. that's what i see about hillary. we've had friends in...
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does that mean we just passed into texas? are we in texas? texas! (mariana) we're in texas! (su-yin) yoo! so today, we're heading to valley mills, texas, to interview doug baum, the founder and owner of the texas camel call. we're going to his camel ranch. (mariana) oh my god, he's got a cowboy hat. that's so cool. (male #3) when i was 21, i was living in nashville, tennessee, playing country music, you know, with guys with record deals and all of that. it became unfulfilling, i guess. it was just not the best fit. along the way, i had started volunteering and working in zoos, always kind of looking ahead thinking, "i really enjoy working with these animals." and in the zoo setting, you were sharing the camels with the children, whether you were giving rides, you know, and i would do that. and i really saw the connection that people had with the animals in that setting. and that's when the light kind of went on. [camel grunting] woo, that is-- ah! hi, there. (doug) come up. this is richard, by the way. my dad was not an early believer. i've been told this is not a normal way
does that mean we just passed into texas? are we in texas? texas! (mariana) we're in texas! (su-yin) yoo! so today, we're heading to valley mills, texas, to interview doug baum, the founder and owner of the texas camel call. we're going to his camel ranch. (mariana) oh my god, he's got a cowboy hat. that's so cool. (male #3) when i was 21, i was living in nashville, tennessee, playing country music, you know, with guys with record deals and all of that. it became unfulfilling, i guess. it was...
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[cheering] texas! texas! >> this weekend, governor perry travels to three states with critical early primary contests -- slina, new hampshire, iowa. question, who has a stronger political base, mitt romney or rick perry? mort? >> we don't know whether perly will pass the normal reviews of a national press corps, butly say this -- he has done the best job and that state has done the best job in creating an environment attractive to business and jobs in the economic development. i think he's -- it's not just a last couple years where -- he created something like 40% of all the jobs in america for the last five years, in texas. so that is going to be appealing at a time when we have a huge unpromise in the country and in that sense in terms of the country being interested in economic development, they see this as another alternative to -- >> do you agree with mort, richard? >> that will be his narrative, strongest point. he'll be able to steal from the establishment support from romney, tea party and evangelical
[cheering] texas! texas! >> this weekend, governor perry travels to three states with critical early primary contests -- slina, new hampshire, iowa. question, who has a stronger political base, mitt romney or rick perry? mort? >> we don't know whether perly will pass the normal reviews of a national press corps, butly say this -- he has done the best job and that state has done the best job in creating an environment attractive to business and jobs in the economic development. i...
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and we will go to texas where a federal appeals court upheld harsh anti-choice provisions in texas, threatening to leave the state with fewer than 10 abortion clinics. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the white house has confirmed plans to increase the u.s. military presence in iraq. on wednesday, the obama administration announced the deployment of up to 450 u.s. troops to train and back iraqi forces in the fight against the self-proclaimed islamic state. the new u.s. contingent will operate out of a military base in anbar province. white house press secretary josh earnest announced the move. >> i think what it represents is a conclusion by the president and his national security team that the situation on the ground in iraq would benefit from more trained iraqi security forces and more sunni tribal fighters that are operating under the command and control of the iraqi central government who are -- who have received advice and assistance and equipment from the u.s. military. there is no environment in which i
and we will go to texas where a federal appeals court upheld harsh anti-choice provisions in texas, threatening to leave the state with fewer than 10 abortion clinics. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the white house has confirmed plans to increase the u.s. military presence in iraq. on wednesday, the obama administration announced the deployment of up to 450 u.s. troops to train and back iraqi forces in the...
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and from the texas legal board of specialation. board-certified in your community, experienced, respected and tested. and by hillco partners, a texas government affairs consultancy and by the alice foundation and viewers like you. >> i'm evan smith, his credits include the looming tower, an examination leading up to 9/11 and going clear, a deep dive into the church of scientology that was a finalist for the american book award. his latest book is 13 days in september. he's lawrence wright. this is overheard. >> so i guess we can't fire him now. >> i guess we can't fire him now? >> being on the supreme court was an improbable dream. >> it's hard work and controversial. >> this guy says, hey, he's goes to 11! [laughter] >> write. >> write write, nicjust as the d which you write, it's a historical piece but none the less, kind of in pieces, now we have this bit of wisdom. >> it's always well timed when writing about the middle east, unfortunately. >> at any given moment, if you write a book about the middle east it's perfect timing. >
and from the texas legal board of specialation. board-certified in your community, experienced, respected and tested. and by hillco partners, a texas government affairs consultancy and by the alice foundation and viewers like you. >> i'm evan smith, his credits include the looming tower, an examination leading up to 9/11 and going clear, a deep dive into the church of scientology that was a finalist for the american book award. his latest book is 13 days in september. he's lawrence...
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west texas is cattle country. or it was until prolonged drought killed off the livestock business and devastated towns like plainview. >> it's 10:00 a.m. on march 16th, 2013. this has become a weekly ritual. each saturday these people walk the four miles around the cargill meat packing plant on the edge of town. they're praying for rain and for the plant to reopen. six weeks ago it closed, and overnight 10% of the area's entire workforce was laid off. it shut down because of a three-year drought that devastated the cattle herd here in texas. and without cows, you can't run a meat packing plant. >> father, we pray for the situation in cargill, by god. because as you bring the moisture, as you bring the rain conditions will change, my god. because it's your rain -- >> katharine hayhoe knows those believers well. she, too, is an evangelical christian, also a rising star of climate science, named this year as one of "time" magazine's "100 most influential people." she and her husband, andrew farley, who's a pastor, te
west texas is cattle country. or it was until prolonged drought killed off the livestock business and devastated towns like plainview. >> it's 10:00 a.m. on march 16th, 2013. this has become a weekly ritual. each saturday these people walk the four miles around the cargill meat packing plant on the edge of town. they're praying for rain and for the plant to reopen. six weeks ago it closed, and overnight 10% of the area's entire workforce was laid off. it shut down because of a three-year...
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our guests are in austin, texas, ed scruggs, vice chair and spokesperson for texas gun sense. philadelphia, we're joined by george ciccariello-maher, political science professor at drexel university and the author -- he was banned from campus after questioning why mass shootings in the united states are almost always carried out by white men. and we are joined by sarah tofte is research director at everytown for gun safety. ed scruggs, your response to the shootings and what is allowed in texas. >> well, thank you for having me today. of course, it is a tragic time here in texas. this quite a bit of shock throughout the state, especially in small communities that the crime of this magnitude could occur. of course, our thoughts are with those families and the victims at this time. but part of what our organization is here to do is to remind folks that there are steps we can take and the discussion we need to have about ways to eliminate this type of violence and that no one is immune to this violence, whether l. rura in the state of texas or any other state. here in texas, what
our guests are in austin, texas, ed scruggs, vice chair and spokesperson for texas gun sense. philadelphia, we're joined by george ciccariello-maher, political science professor at drexel university and the author -- he was banned from campus after questioning why mass shootings in the united states are almost always carried out by white men. and we are joined by sarah tofte is research director at everytown for gun safety. ed scruggs, your response to the shootings and what is allowed in...
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play about the life of former texas governor ann -ichard wills soon are coming to a theater near you're if you're lucky. she's holland taylor. this is overheard. ♪ >> holland, welcome. >> my pleasure. >> the.nice to have you back in texas. >> it's wonderful to be back and to see you because you are one of the very first people i interviewed aaout ann richards four years ago. >> well, i should have asked you this question then, so i'm going to ask it now, and it's the obvious question i think. why ann richards, if you're gong to spend this time- of course so many people in texas know her and have incredibly rich memories of her- but you came to the table as a relative newcomer to ann.
play about the life of former texas governor ann -ichard wills soon are coming to a theater near you're if you're lucky. she's holland taylor. this is overheard. ♪ >> holland, welcome. >> my pleasure. >> the.nice to have you back in texas. >> it's wonderful to be back and to see you because you are one of the very first people i interviewed aaout ann richards four years ago. >> well, i should have asked you this question then, so i'm going to ask it now, and it's...
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, the texas house. the other woman, miss white, is running for a seat in that same legislative body. i think it goes to the same point we're talking about before, here is one person is saying, using her expenses with abortion to say something negative and disparaging about women who make this decision. and then there is representative dawnna dukes who will stand up and say, but not me. i admire her courage and i think it is great. at the same time, i wish women could have the complete privacy that they deserve for this health care. >> lindsay rodriguez, can you talk about how people are fighting back right now, what are the prospects for this egislation to continue? >> i can definitely say since we have seen the showdown in the capital last summer, i've seen more activism and organization than i have ever seen in my history here in texas. ,rganizations working together formed a lot of coalitions to share information, share stories, share resources. the unfortunate thing is, whoever gets put into office
, the texas house. the other woman, miss white, is running for a seat in that same legislative body. i think it goes to the same point we're talking about before, here is one person is saying, using her expenses with abortion to say something negative and disparaging about women who make this decision. and then there is representative dawnna dukes who will stand up and say, but not me. i admire her courage and i think it is great. at the same time, i wish women could have the complete privacy...
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basically, outlawing sanctuary cities throughout the state of texas. i'm wondering your take on what this could mean in view of this calamity as well that you are facing in houston? >> is seems like a lot of storms are coming together, both physically and metaphorically speaking, in the sense that we have this natural disaster which we are living through and the political disaster which -- storm which we're dealing with. not only with the potential resending of daca, but with all of those undocumented who live here in texas and here in houston, who like everybody else, besides the having to worry about their status, now they're going to have to worry about rebuilding and looking for help -- which they may not be eligible for. there is concern withsb4. there have been rumors online that after friday, people are going to be starting to ask for papers when people seek shelter and things like that. once again, we have been trying myths so people can know it is safe for them to go, but it does not help -- we fear that undocumented people will go into hiding
basically, outlawing sanctuary cities throughout the state of texas. i'm wondering your take on what this could mean in view of this calamity as well that you are facing in houston? >> is seems like a lot of storms are coming together, both physically and metaphorically speaking, in the sense that we have this natural disaster which we are living through and the political disaster which -- storm which we're dealing with. not only with the potential resending of daca, but with all of those...
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district judge andrew hanen of brownsville, texas issued an injunction after a motion filed by texas and 25 other states. now the administration says it will comply with the ruling and delay accepting applications for work permits and deportation reprieves. speaking at the white house, president obama said he's confident the decision will be struck down on appeal. >> keep in mind, this is something that we necessarily have to make choices about because we have 11 million people here who we are not all going to deport. many of them are our neighbors. many of them are working in our communities. many of their children are u.s. citizens. and as we saw with the exact direction that i took for dreamers people who had come here as young children and our american by any other name, except for their legal papers. >> president obama's executive order on immigration would apply to those brought to the u.s. illegally as children and have lived here for at least five years, as well as those who have lived in here for at least five years and are the parents of u.s. citizens or legal permanent res
district judge andrew hanen of brownsville, texas issued an injunction after a motion filed by texas and 25 other states. now the administration says it will comply with the ruling and delay accepting applications for work permits and deportation reprieves. speaking at the white house, president obama said he's confident the decision will be struck down on appeal. >> keep in mind, this is something that we necessarily have to make choices about because we have 11 million people here who...
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the arkema plant is in crosby, texas. to see our toxic tour of the petro metro, you can go to democracynow.org. in mexico, the strongest earthquake in a century struck off the west coast early friday, leveling buildings in the impoverished states of chiapas and oaxaca and triggering tsunami warnings across the pacific. the quake struck at a shallow depth of just 43 miles, making it particularly dangerous. there were early reports of at least 15 deaths, but that toll is expected to rise dramatically after the u.s. geological survey warned of mass casualties and said the disaster is likely widespread. the quake triggered pacific ocean tsunami sensors, but mexican president enrique peÑa nieto later said the waves were not as high as feared and major damage from tsunamis was unlikely. the quake is so powerful, it rattled buildings, broke windows and knocked out power in parts , of mexico city -- more than 450 miles away. syria's government is accusing israel of bombing a military scientific research center in the west of syr
the arkema plant is in crosby, texas. to see our toxic tour of the petro metro, you can go to democracynow.org. in mexico, the strongest earthquake in a century struck off the west coast early friday, leveling buildings in the impoverished states of chiapas and oaxaca and triggering tsunami warnings across the pacific. the quake struck at a shallow depth of just 43 miles, making it particularly dangerous. there were early reports of at least 15 deaths, but that toll is expected to rise...
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. >> hello and welcome to the texas lyceum "great debate" series. i'm krys boyd with kera and the texas lyceum. how can healthcare be affordable for texans? it's a question how we craft public policy, set community priorities and make personal decisions. joining us to talk about what texans will have to consider in taking action to make healthcare affordable we have four panelists, lovell jones is director of the center for research on minority health at md anderson cancer center. paul keckley is the executive director of the deloitte center for health solutions the healthcare research arm of deloitte llp. pauline rosenau is the professor of management policy and community health at the texas school of health and andrew von eschenbach is director, senior director for strategic initiatives at the center for health transforms. great to have you all with us. we have to start a discussion like with some definitions what does it mean for consumers of healthcare that it is affordable? >> we serve thousands of consumers. and when we ask that question, they
. >> hello and welcome to the texas lyceum "great debate" series. i'm krys boyd with kera and the texas lyceum. how can healthcare be affordable for texans? it's a question how we craft public policy, set community priorities and make personal decisions. joining us to talk about what texans will have to consider in taking action to make healthcare affordable we have four panelists, lovell jones is director of the center for research on minority health at md anderson cancer...
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in texas it's really in some ways the test case for all of these restrictions. we're going to, i think, this fall by september when all of these regulations come into effect, we'll see in a state as large as, that's as large as the country of france there'll be seven, probably seven health centers left in the state of texas where women can access a safe and legal abortion. >> down from what? >> oh, dozens. but i think the thing that's important, bill, is that it's far beyond that. because the impact is certainly on the ability to access abortion services, but it also has been devastating on women's ability to even access family planning and basic preventive care. >> i hear you saying and you and others that the constitutional right expressed in roe v. wade has hit the hard rock of political reality. is roe being rendered null and void by politics? >> well, we're seeing some states, yes, where i believe the state legislatures are hollowing out the rights under roe in every conceivable way. i think this court as well is, has been more sympathetic to those efforts
in texas it's really in some ways the test case for all of these restrictions. we're going to, i think, this fall by september when all of these regulations come into effect, we'll see in a state as large as, that's as large as the country of france there'll be seven, probably seven health centers left in the state of texas where women can access a safe and legal abortion. >> down from what? >> oh, dozens. but i think the thing that's important, bill, is that it's far beyond that....
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-- texas? >> they struck down that voter id law in texas, the strictest in the country. in texas, you can but with a gun permit, but not a student id. the fifth circuit court of appeals said this discriminated against black and hispanic voters. unlike north carolina, they left the law in place but said those still needout id's to be able to vote, which is about 5% of the electorate. of a showeither be their voter registration card or vote with an affidavit if they don't have the strict forms of id. this is a major victory. at the same time, people have to the abilityill have to vote in texas. the word needs to get out to these voters that cannot comply with the law that they're able to vote in november. that will require a major education campaign becau texas has done nothing to make it easy to vote in that state. amy: talk about elizabeth goal are. >> she is someone i wrote about, notably woman born in jim crow and moved toa texas thing. she dollars license which was foraccepted as valid id voting and texas. her birth certificate was not id ined to get a voter texas. sh
-- texas? >> they struck down that voter id law in texas, the strictest in the country. in texas, you can but with a gun permit, but not a student id. the fifth circuit court of appeals said this discriminated against black and hispanic voters. unlike north carolina, they left the law in place but said those still needout id's to be able to vote, which is about 5% of the electorate. of a showeither be their voter registration card or vote with an affidavit if they don't have the strict...
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early in texas day because help texas would overwhelmingly for hillary clinton last night. your sense of what is happening in terms of the debate in the african-american community over clinton and sanders? >> i think it is interesting. a lot of the mainstream coverage of the center's campaign has talked about how it is an all-white campaign and very few campaign workers that are black. i have been to some of the events and that the organizers involved, and there is significant black staff. this raises larger russians about the coalition in the history of the democratic party. looking at the results of south carolina on super tuesday, what we're seeing arguments black voter turnout for hillary clinton. she has a compelling -- she is a compelling political figure. on the other hand, there really is a very big base of support, particularly among the black left and among academics, sstellectuals, and le working-class people. i think we have to do an analysis about what has happened. one thing i'm surprised about is the issues of massacres ration -- massacres ration, the war on
early in texas day because help texas would overwhelmingly for hillary clinton last night. your sense of what is happening in terms of the debate in the african-american community over clinton and sanders? >> i think it is interesting. a lot of the mainstream coverage of the center's campaign has talked about how it is an all-white campaign and very few campaign workers that are black. i have been to some of the events and that the organizers involved, and there is significant black...
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'cause i wouudn't, wasn't going tt start in texas. i was scared to. >> yeah. >> now i'm scared to leave. [laugh] >> right. >> so it was alveston to >> yes. >> .was the first time it >> almost exactly a year ago. >> .saw a performance, and then san antonio. >> san antonio we remounted it, and cut, cut some of it and brisked it up. >> mmm-hmm. >> and it's in really, really ggod shape. >> right. >> just a few more trims. >> right. by the time people see it in austin, in this area. >> that's, that's the final. &-happened again.l have >> yes. yes.ú >> and then austin. >> austin is the final. >> and then chicago in the fall. >> chicago in november at a . >> the old shubert theatre. >> .at the old shubert which america theatre. ú&augh] >> welll this is, this is what happens these days, right? >> is that a great name for a theatre? >> [laugh] >> drrmatic, isn't. >> yeah, but, but then the bbg thing is as you've told me before, you're going to go to the kennedy center. >> that's correct. >> for a month. >> a month at the kennedy center. it'l
'cause i wouudn't, wasn't going tt start in texas. i was scared to. >> yeah. >> now i'm scared to leave. [laugh] >> right. >> so it was alveston to >> yes. >> .was the first time it >> almost exactly a year ago. >> .saw a performance, and then san antonio. >> san antonio we remounted it, and cut, cut some of it and brisked it up. >> mmm-hmm. >> and it's in really, really ggod shape. >> right. >> just a few more trims....
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it is not just texas. what the supreme court does much 2 and -- on march 2 and in june will affect throughout the u.s. porter, you are a lawyer. you did "gideon's army" about legal defenders in the south. then you went on to spies in mississippi. dawn: i was shooting for "spies in mississippi" and i read there was one clinic left in the state. as a person who is pro-choice and who, i feel like i'm politically aware, i had no idea about the attacks on abortion clinics across america. i found dr. willie parker and clinic owners willing to let me spend time with them. i had no idea at the time that the case would end up before the supreme court. the timing of the film is fantastic. it amplifies the legal restrictions that nancy is speaking of. it's a complicated issue to explain to people. regulations that feel on their face as if they are reasonable are actually intended to shut down clinics. and as the center argues, the question before the court is whether that is constitutional. amy: we are going to go to
it is not just texas. what the supreme court does much 2 and -- on march 2 and in june will affect throughout the u.s. porter, you are a lawyer. you did "gideon's army" about legal defenders in the south. then you went on to spies in mississippi. dawn: i was shooting for "spies in mississippi" and i read there was one clinic left in the state. as a person who is pro-choice and who, i feel like i'm politically aware, i had no idea about the attacks on abortion clinics across...
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he was governor of texas for 14 years, the longest serving governor in texas history. but rick perry is not exactly a details guy. he is not a policy guy. though he was in office for really long time, actually, his record of a congressman in terms of really big initiatives that he was responsible for, that you concert lycee rick perry's was on this program or policy, is quite short. i was thinking back about what were his major proposals. most of what i thought of were basically kind of pretty big failures. some won't be known outside of texas, but here there were big deals. for example, the trans-texas corridor was a proposal to build this very expensive network of toll roads and highways been involved public/private partnerships. amy: i'm going to interrupt because i want to give kiah collier a chance to respond and then we will continue this discussion of post it online. kiah collier, if you could talk about rick perry's close ties to kelcy warren, certainly, the center of a massive national controversy around the dakota access pipeline. >> right. perry i think it's
he was governor of texas for 14 years, the longest serving governor in texas history. but rick perry is not exactly a details guy. he is not a policy guy. though he was in office for really long time, actually, his record of a congressman in terms of really big initiatives that he was responsible for, that you concert lycee rick perry's was on this program or policy, is quite short. i was thinking back about what were his major proposals. most of what i thought of were basically kind of pretty...